Journal article
Prescription of antipsychotic and concomitant medications for adult Asian schizophrenia patients: Findings of the 2016 Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription Patterns (REAP) survey
M Dong, LN Zeng, Q Zhang, SY Yang, LY Chen, E Najoan, RA Kallivayalil, K Viboonma, R Jamaluddin, A Javed, DTQ Hoa, H Iida, K Sim, T Swe, YL He, Y Park, HU Ahmed, A De Alwis, HFK Chiu, N Sartorius Show all
Asian Journal of Psychiatry | Published : 2019
Abstract
Objective: Regular surveys are important to monitor the use of psychotropic medications in clinical practice. This study examined the psychotropic prescription patterns in adult Asian schizophrenia patients based on the data of the Research on Asian Psychotropic Prescription (REAP) 2016 survey. Methods: : This cross-sectional survey across 15 Asian countries/territories collected socio-demographic and clinical data with standardized procedures between March and May 2016. The socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients were recorded with a standardized questionnaire. Results: Altogether 3,537 adult patients with schizophrenia were consecutively screened and enrolled in the ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was supported by the University of Macau (MYRG2015-00230-FHS; MYRG2016-00005-FHS), Taipei City Government (10501-62-012), National Key Research & Development Program of China (No. 2016YFC1307200), Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support (No. ZYLX201607) and Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Ascent Plan (No. DFL20151801).